With reference to the State of India rsquo s Birds 2020 SoIB consider the following statements It wa...........

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With reference to the State of India’s Birds 2020 (SoIB), consider the following statements:

It was released by NITI Aayog.
Over a fifth of India’s bird diversity, ranging from the Short-toed Snake Eagle to the Sirkeer Malkoha, has suffered strong long-term declines over a 25-year period.
As per the report their is decline in population of Peacock and Pigeon.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

1&2 only

2&3 only

1&3 only

All of the above

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Explanation:

The State of India’s Birds 2020 (SoIB), a new scientific report was jointly released by 10 organisations. It was produced using a base of 867 species, and analysed with the help of data uploaded by birdwatchers to the online platform, eBird.
Key Findings:

Over a fifth of India’s bird diversity, ranging from the Short-toed Snake Eagle to the Sirkeer Malkoha, has suffered strong long-term declines over a 25-year period.
More recent annual trends point to a drastic 80% loss among several common birds.
For every bird species that was found to be increasing in numbers over the long term, 11 have suffered losses, some catastrophically.
THE NUMBERS of India’s national bird, the Indian Peafowl/Peacock, have increased dramatically over the last few decades, while those of vultures and eagles have decreased, according to the State of India’s Bird 2020 report.
Hence only statement 2nd is correct.